"The memo is being sent through the state department’s “dissent channel”, set up at the time of the Vietnam war to allow alternative points of view to be aired inside the institution. Under its foreign affairs manual, dissenters are strictly protected from reprisals, but the White House spokesman, Sean Spicer, warned the signers they should resign if they did not like the policy."

In reponse to Spicer, the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect responded with three specific actions that Trump could take to demonstrate his commitment to ending anti-Semitism, including firing Stephen Bannon.facebook.com(See also Anti-Semitism)

2017.02.22

In response to comments from the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect regarding Trump's statement that anti-Semitism is "horrible" and should "stop," Sean Spicer said, "I wish the Anne Frank Center had praised Donald Trump for fighting anti-Semitism'"independent.co.uk(See also Anti-Semitism)

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer says Trump sees "a big difference" between use of marijuana for medical purposes and for recreational purposes and that the federal government could step up enforcement against marijuana use in states.washingtonpost.com(See also First 100 Days)

2017.02.24

Hours after Trump criticizes as “fake news” organizations that publish anonymously sourced reports that reflect poorly on him, including those tying his associates to Russia, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer bars many major news organizations from a White House briefing.nytimes.com(See also Attempts to Discredit Media, Fascism)

Sean Spicer goes through his staff's phones trying to find who has been leaking info to the press then tells his staff not to leak that he was looking at their phones. News of the "do not leak this meeting" meeting was promptly leaked to Politico.politico.com

2017.02.27

Trump signs off on press secretary Sean Spicer's decision to check aides' cell phones to make certain they aren't communicating with reporters via text message or encrypted apps.cnn.com(See also First 100 Days, Assaults on Government)

Sean Spicer blames Obama's weakness for the recent attacks where Assad used gas to kill dozens of civilians. He then goes on to refuse to answer questions about Russia's role in the bombing.rawstory.com(See also First 100 Days, Russia, Syria)

The only feedback the White House communications shop has ever gotten in all these months is: “It needs to be more fucking positive,” so some in the White House ruefully refer to the packet as “the propaganda document.”

Michael Flynn’s admission that senior transition officials gave him orders last December casts doubt on the Trump administration’s effort to portray Flynn’s pre-inauguration diplomacy as a rogue operation, as Mike Pence, former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus, and former press secretary Sean Spicer all strongly denied early this year that Flynn discussed sanctions last December with Russia’s ambassador to the US.buzzfeed.com(See also Michael Flynn, Russian Meddling in Election, Trump Relationship with Russia, Mike Pence, Reince Priebus)